After three successful years of racing by women in the W Series, using the spec Tatus T318 1.8 litre turbo, the FIA has done an odd step back by creating a women's series using the slower Tatus T421 1.4 litre turbo.barely adjustable at all.
Why?
W series racer Abbi Pulling recently did 50 laps in an F3, (six-cyl, 3.4 litre) and said the car was SO EASY to drive because an F3 car is extremely adaptable to any driver, whereas for some 'economy/equality' reason, the W Series cars were spec and
Three-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick, who had won the UK's GT4 championship at age 16, could not get a seat with any F3 team
So why would the FIA imagine that a big slow F4 'academy' cars is the way to attract women or sponsors?
Danica Patrick has won a race.
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Reformatting and continuing a "W series" for women in open wheel racing
seems to me to be just continuing a failed concept.
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On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 9:20:01 PM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
Danica Patrick has won a race.
on fuel strategy
not speed
W series never had a chance because it got no coverage. If they had gotten even one or two races a year on ESPN/Sky/ect it might have found an audience and some sponsorship money.
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